I´m having a wonderful time in my Christmas vacation and enjoying time with my family. I´m also using my free time to edit more of my Christmas Calendar photos.

My Red Riding hood picture won a Christmas photo contest here in Iceland and was published on the cover on the main newspaper here in Iceland on December 24. It was great :) Here is an interview with me....in Icelandic...hehe

Icelanders celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve. The family gets together in the evening and that is when presents are exchanged. During the following two days everyone goes to Christmas parties and meets with grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins and friends.

The last picture in the Christmas Calendar is the Christmas Star :)

Merry Christmas to all my friends from all over the world <3 nbsp="">3>

Þorláksmessa - Mass of St. Thorlac

Þorláksmessa is an Icelandic holiday celebrated on December 23. In modern times, Þorláksmessa has become part of Christmas: on the 23rd, many people finish decorating their houses and the Christmas tree, and buy Christmas presents. On Þorláksmessa evening in Reykjavík, many people go out and stroll down Laugavegur. In western Iceland it is customary to eat buried and fermented skate (salted fish) along with potatoes on Þorláksmessa; in recent years, this custom has become common in the rest of the country as well. The ammonia-infused odor of fermented skate is quite strong, similar to that of hákarl (shark).

Today I have a little Winter Picnic decoration for you. Here is the first post and later today you´ll get another Winter picnic post :)